Cipher Challenge
The Tide Pool at Noon
Introduction
A natural-history account of how tide-pool animals endure heat, evaporation, waves, and sudden exposure.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output590 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 73 | 12.4% | 1 |
| G | 59 | 10.0% | 2 |
| R | 55 | 9.3% | 3 |
| W | 46 | 7.8% | 4 |
| X | 43 | 7.3% | 5 |
| O | 41 | 6.9% | 6 |
| K | 36 | 6.1% | 7 |
| V | 36 | 6.1% | 8 |
| P | 34 | 5.8% | 9 |
| E | 26 | 4.4% | 10 |
| A | 20 | 3.4% | 11 |
| U | 17 | 2.9% | 12 |
1
GR OPPO, REF VFRVFGRXOJ WFG
23
KFGCFW G IGWXO PS BGRFV GHPOJ
47
IKGML VPMLW. WQOKXJER BGVHW XR
72
SGWRFV REGO REF PUFO PMFGO,
94
BEXKF FCGUPVGRXPO WKPBKD
116
VGXWFW XRW WGKR KFCFK. WHGKK
139
SXWE WEFKRFV IFOFGRE VXIIPOW
164
PS BFFA. KXHUFRW JVXU REF WRPOF,
189
GOA GOFHPOFW SPKA REFXV
209
RFORGMKFW QORXK REF BGRFV
231
VFRQVOW. G MVGI QWFW POF MKGB RP
256
RFWR REF WEGAPB PS G UGWWXOJ
279
JQKK. KXSF EFVF FOAQVFW WEGVU
303
MEGOJFW XO RFHUFVGRQVF,
323
PTDJFO, GOA FTUPWQVF WFCFVGK
347
RXHFW FGME AGD. REF UPPK
366
GUUFGVW XWPKGRFA, IQR XR XW
388
POKD BGXRXOJ. BXRE REF OFTR
410
RXAF, BGCFW BXKK VFUKGMF XRW
433
BGRFV GOA MGVVD SPPA, KGVCGF,
456
GOA AVXSRXOJ UKGORW XORP REF
480
IGWXO. XRW XOEGIXRGORW
499
WQVCXCF ID EPKAXOJ RXJERKD,
522
EXAXOJ BFKK, PV GAGURXOJ
542
NQXMLKD RP G BPVKA BEPWF
562
IPQOAGVXFW VFUFGRFAKD
582
AXWGUUFGV.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output121 words · 99 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
REF | 1.2.3 | 8 | 7, 82, 181, 223, 260, 359 +2 |
G | 1 | 4 | 29, 238, 271, 551 |
GOA | 1.2.3 | 4 | 189, 329, 438, 456 |
PS | 1.2 | 3 | 35, 164, 269 |
BGRFV | 1.2.3.4.5 | 3 | 37, 226, 433 |
XRW | 1.2.3 | 3 | 122, 430, 485 |
IGWXO | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 30, 480 |
XR | 1.2 | 2 | 70, 384 |
RP | 1.2 | 2 | 254, 549 |
GR | 1.2 | 1 | 1 |
OPPO | 1.2.2.1 | 1 | 3 |
VFRVFGRXOJ | 1.2.3.1.2.4.3.5.6.7 | 1 | 10 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
FW | 0 | 10 |
RE | 10 | 2 |
REF | 9 | 8 |
EF | 1 | 8 |
OJ | 0 | 8 |
XOJ | 0 | 7 |
BG | 6 | 0 |
RW | 0 | 6 |
FV | 0 | 5 |
GO | 5 | 2 |
KD | 0 | 5 |
RFV | 0 | 5 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 6: O 6, F 3, K 3, G 2, X 2, P 1 | 7: G 3, X 3, F 1, K 1, P 1, Q 1, V 1 |
B | 2: P 2, G 1 | 6: G 6, E 2, F 2, X 2, K 1, P 1 |
C | 4: F 3, G 2, V 2, X 1 | 3: F 5, G 2, X 1 |
D | 5: K 5, G 1, I 1, T 1, V 1 | 1: J 1 |
E | 6: R 12, W 4, B 2, J 2, M 2, O 1 | 5: F 11, G 5, P 2, R 2, X 2 |
F | 18: E 11, R 10, V 9, O 6, U 6, C 5, W 5, K 4, B 2, J 2, M 2, A 1, F 1, G 1, H 1, I 1, S 1, X 1 | 13: W 11, G 9, V 8, O 5, A 3, C 3, K 3, R 3, H 2, T 2, U 2, F 1, X 1 |
G | 14: F 9, B 6, K 6, E 5, V 5, A 3, C 2, I 2, R 2, W 2, H 1, M 1, S 1, U 1 | 15: O 10, R 10, V 7, M 4, U 4, W 4, K 3, A 2, C 2, I 2, X 2, B 1, D 1, F 1, H 1 |
H | 5: F 2, X 2, G 1, V 1, W 1 | 5: P 2, U 2, F 1, G 1, W 1 |
I | 3: G 2, I 1, X 1 | 8: G 2, P 2, D 1, F 1, I 1, K 1, Q 1, X 1 |
J | 3: O 9, X 2, D 1 | 4: E 2, F 2, Q 1, V 1 |
K | 16: K 4, P 4, F 3, G 3, X 3, M 2, O 2, U 2, A 1, B 1, I 1, L 1, Q 1, R 1, V 1, W 1 | 8: G 6, D 5, F 4, K 4, A 3, X 3, R 2, P 1 |
L | 1: M 3 | 2: K 1, W 1 |
Reversals
FV 8 · VF 9RX 9 · XR 8FW 11 · WF 5ER 2 · RE 12FR 3 · RF 10GR 10 · RG 2GV 7 · VG 5FO 5 · OF 6FG 9 · GF 1GK 3 · KG 6OP 1 · PO 8RW 6 · WR 3A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.